‘Be Happy That We Don’t Have Children’- Andre Agassi’s Ex-Wife and Hollywood Star Brooke Shields Once Detailed How He Threatened to Make the Divorce Difficult

It’s safe to say that Andre Agassi is a household name in American tennis. Only five players in the Open Era have won all four Grand Slam tournaments, and he is one among them. However, he is someone who was quite famous for his brash attitude ever since his playing days. The American tennis player had numerous verbal altercations with both his opponents and the chair umpire throughout his playing career.

He had a fierce temper and a propensity for aggression on the court, which unfortunately seeped into his private life, most notably at the time he was married to Brooke Shields. Shields has already discussed the horrid things her ex-husband said to her during their divorce.

Brooke Shields reveals the unpleasant side of Andre Agassi 

During one of her interviews, Hollywood star Brooke Shields claimed that Andre Agassi made a fairly horrific remark to her during their nasty divorce back in the day. “But it was an interesting thing because he quote on quote did say to me, “be happy that we don’t have children or I would not have made this easy for you” and quote. And umm, you know, and therein lies why I’m not there anymore,” said Shields.

She further said, “Umm, but the idea that once children come in, sort of, there is a whole another level to it. The arguing. You know, these are things that become most affected when we start making it about ourselves, instead of the children.”

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Agassi is now happy with his fellow tennis legend wife, Steffi Graf

In the wake of his divorce, the former World No.1 began rebuilding his life. He got married to Steffi Graf in the year 2001, and they have been together ever since. The couple is blessed with two children named Jaden Gil and Jaz Elle.

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi met for the first time when they both won the Wimbledon Championships in 1992. Although the couple didn’t start dating till 1999, Agassi has accepted to trying to win her affection when he was going through his divorce with Brooke Shields.

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